|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan de Kort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dwight Howard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
186 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan de Kort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Howard !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
de Kort tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
de Kort throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
de Kort lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howard will feel that in the morning.
de Kort keeps the fight on the outside.
de Kort fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howard .
de Kort tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by de Kort.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Howard throws a strike but de Kort avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Kort is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but de Kort is retaining full guard.
Howard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Howard is looking to advance position but de Kort has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Howard tries to reverse the position but de Kort maintains control.
Howard wants to control but de Kort is having none of it.
de Kort can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howard is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
de Kort stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Howard . No joy for de Kort on that attempt.
Howard dives in and scores a takedown into de Kort's guard.
Howard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Howard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Howard looking to pass the guard.
Howard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howard throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throwing strikes from guard but de Kort blocks nicely.
de Kort tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howard throws and elbow that misses. de Kort uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howard 's guard. Nice move by de Kort!
Howard striking off his back but it's not causing de Kort any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Howard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
de Kort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howard as he jumps to the side.
Howard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Howard stands up from half guard.
de Kort takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
Howard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. de Kort is defending well for now.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
de Kort is pressed up against the cage. Howard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag de Kort down to the mat. de Kort avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by de Kort.
de Kort stuffs the takedown.
Stefan de Kort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Howard .
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
de Kort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard 's face.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
Howard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Kort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Kort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howard is breathing heavily.
de Kort landing knees to the body.
Howard wants to break free but de Kort has control.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Kort throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Kort misses with a knee to the head.
Howard is trying to push de Kort away but de Kort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
de Kort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but de Kort won't allow it.
Howard misses with a knee strike.
de Kort landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Kort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from de Kort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Kort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
de Kort scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
de Kort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
de Kort controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from de Kort.
Howard stalling in the clinch but de Kort improves position.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Howard looking to slow down the pace here.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
de Kort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
de Kort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
de Kort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard 's face.
de Kort looking to stall.
Stefan de Kort has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Howard .
de Kort landing knees to the head.
de Kort managing to block the knees to the body from Howard .
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but de Kort uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
de Kort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howard working hard to break the clinch.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howard blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Kort blocks a body shot from Howard .
Howard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
de Kort is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Howard looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stefan de Kort will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Howard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Kort tries to avoid it but Howard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Kort to the ground. de Kort escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Howard tries to clinch up.
de Kort stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and de Kort wants it to stay on the feet.
Stefan de Kort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Howard .
de Kort leaves Howard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
de Kort moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
de Kort tries to clinch up.
de Kort shoots in looking for a takedown but Howard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing de Kort's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
de Kort has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
de Kort lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Kort misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as de Kort tries to tie him up.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort misses with a knee strike.
de Kort landing knees to the head.
Howard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Kort is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howard lands a left hand.
de Kort misses with an elbow strike.
Howard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as de Kort walks away with a smile on his face. Howard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging de Kort to the ground. Howard is now in de Kort's guard.
Howard postures up in de Kort's guard and throws a big left but de Kort blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Kort wants to stand up but Howard is controlling him.
Howard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
de Kort trying to control the position.
Howard stands and throws de Kort's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Howard crashes against the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
de Kort avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Howard .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard working the ground and pound.
Dwight Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
de Kort is looking to regain half guard here but Howard keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Howard crashes against the mat.
Howard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Kort, who protects the arm well.
de Kort is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Howard is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard trying to control the action but de Kort is working from the bottom.
de Kort avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Howard .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Kort is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Howard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Howard !
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
